Want badly
The crossword clue "Want badly" is answered by COVET, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
COVET
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COVET answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ACHEFOR (4 uses in xd)
- LONGFOR (2 uses in xd)
- YEARNFOR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for COVET
Every other clue in this collection answered by COVET, most used first.
- Break a Commandment - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Long for. - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Desire - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Yearn for - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Commandment word - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
- Wish for - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Treat badly - ABUSE, used 37 times
- "For want of ___ . . . " - ANAIL, used 36 times
- In want - NEEDY, used 33 times
- Want badly - CRAVE, used 32 times
- Behave badly - ACTUP, used 20 times
- Act badly? - EMOTE, used 15 times
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